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JS Hiuchi is a Hiuchi class Auxiliary Multi-purpose Support (AMS) ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1]
The ship was built by Mitsui in Tamano and commissioned into service on 27 March 2002.[2] The primary mission of the Hiuchi is to support training exercises of other ships, including shooting practice and torpedo launching practice.[3]
Service
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.[4] Hiuchi was the first of two JMSDF ships which towed barges of fresh water from Yokosuka to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. The water was used to replace the seawater being used in cooling efforts at the plant.[5]
Notes
- ^ Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World p. 392., p. 392, at Google Books
- ^ Global Security, AMS Hiuchi Class, ship list
- ^ Global Security.org, AMS Hiuchi Class
- ^ Seawaves, "Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Schmitt, Joe. "U.S. Navy to Provide 500,000 Gallons of Fresh Water to Fukushima Power Plant,"[permanent dead link] Navy Compass (US). March 25, 2011; retrieved 30 March 2011
References
- Werth, Eric. (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591149552; OCLC 140283156
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